Do you have a conversation with yourself as you read? If not, you are not really reading.Kids need to be explicitly taught that they have two inner voices. The reciting voice which reads the words and the conversation voice that talks back to the text. (Resource)

Our strategy of the week is Inner Voice. Use the template to connect to their inner voice. It can be modified to fit your needs.

Anchor Standard 1: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text